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Solar
Comet

Utsunomiya-Jones

C/2000 W1 (Utsunomiya-Jones)

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
-181,492.895 AU
Eccentricity
1
Inclination
160.17°
Perihelion
0.321 AU
Longitude of ascending node
10.77°
Argument of periapsis
51.51°
Epoch · J2000
JD 2451905.05927 (perihelion)
Orbit class · HYP
Hyperbolic comet
Earth MOID · 39.2 LD
0.1007 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
-0.661

Orbit quality

Observations used
440
Data arc
58 days
First observed
26 November 2000
Last observed
23 January 2001
Residual RMS
0.59 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
12.6
Total magnitude M₁ · K₁ 10
12.6

Discovery & classification

Also known as 2000 W1

Named

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